A subcontractor at the Husab Uranium Mine, Eagle Night Watch Security, has been accused of not complying with an affirmative action report submitted to the Employment Equity Commission.
Workers allege that Eagle Night Watch gives them one-month contracts without benefits, contrary to what the company stated in the report: that they are permanent employees with benefits.
A representative of the Revolutionary Union, Tuhafeni Petrus, and some workers say they discovered in 2022 that Eagle Night Watch Security is involved in fraudulent activities.
They further claim that third-party payments to the Social Security Commission and NamRA are never paid, despite their payslips indicating that they have been deducted.
The company has denied the allegations, saying the evidence provided in the affirmative action report was maliciously misinterpreted.
In a letter, Labour Consultant Izaaks Prinsloo indicated that medical aid is an optional benefit that employees may choose to join or not.
Regarding third-party payments, she said no specific cases have been brought to the company’s attention other than sweeping generalisations, but if there are discrepancies, they will be investigated, she added.
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